Deathstars
The Perfect Cult
Nuclear Blast
Kind of an industrial feel with a bit of a Rammstein-Lite feel. It’s catchy, and a bit commercial, but something that you probably won’t hear anywhere else.
DEAD BY WEDNESDAY
Death Of The Rockstar
Ear One
Metalcore, hardcore, brutal-ish thrash. Just a pissed off thing going on the title track… the rest has a bit of melody and a laid back feel musically with a bit of a groove. Vocals go from clean to growl/screamed, but never getting all emo…. just good clean stuff… kind of like a Shadows Fall thing. oh, how bout that, they’re touring together and hit Madison on June 30th!
MASTODON
Once More ‘Round The Sun
Reprise
WHat’s this? New Mastodon? Wonder what it sounds like. hmmmm… Mastodon! Well, it’s got great production, catchy proggy stoner metal like they always do. Maybe a bit more of a melodic, less “heavy” feel (mainly in the vocals) They’ve done it again… just when I thought I was getting bored with these guys, this one kind grabbed me back!
DragonForce
The Game – Single
Metal Blade Records
Wow, this starts off and feels like some melodic death right away musically and keeps that going. Vocally, it’s still all clean, oh wait… growls!? Whoaaaa! Just when you think you heard all of DragonForce… whoa, back and even heavier with a bit of a melodic death twist. Now I can’t wait to hear more!
SuddenFlames
Under the Sign of the Alliance (MMR018)
Maple Metal Records
A heavier power metal, in the vein of Primal Fear… another good one from Maple Metal!
Channel Zero
Kill All Kings
Metal Blade Records
Not quite sure how to describe this, aside that it’s “metal” It’s a little thrashy, a bit power metal, some groove, a bit commercial-ish. Apparently they are one of the biggest metal bands in Belgium… Roy Mayorga (soulfly, etc) is the session drummer for these guys. Good stuff actually.
MONOLITH
Dystopia
Finalgate Records
Thought I was listening to some old Sabbath for a minute. Doomy, catchy 70’s sounding metal with an Ozzy-like vocalist.
Psyyke
1983 – 1985
Svart Records
Um… like a punk Devo. Meh.
RED ELEVEN
Tomorrow’s Path – digital single
Lifeforce
Musically a modern djenty funky jazzy thing…. vocals, a bit like some Faith No More, but really not falling into metal… and track two? Eh.. while ok hard rock type stuff, really not for the Mosh Pit.
Common Eider, King Eider
Taaleg Uksur
Pesanta Urfolk
I’m not sure if I have ever liked anything from this label… another long drony noise thing. I don’t get it.
Hrizg
Individualism
Moribund
Some basic raw black metal. Heavy classic sound, and yet melodic in parts too. Not perfect production, but not totally crappy either, it has that “just right” sound
Mortualia
Blood of the Hermit
Moribund
Some long doomy black metal type stuff.
Zgard
Contemplation
Svarga Music
23 June 2014
Some extreme black metal stuff, with a bit of melodic stuff… maybe like Opeth, but a bit more on the extreme side.
NUNSLAUGHTER
Angelic Dread
Hells Headbangers
Blackened thrashy death metal, songs are short, to the point and no fucking around. Great stuff!
CEMETERY LUST
Orgies of Abomination
Hells Headbangers
A raw, extreme blackened thrash. Again, no fucking around on this one either… taking thrash up a notch… way past 11!
Decieverion
Decieverion
Horror Pain Gore Death
A basic modern black metal band. A bit doomy, melodic, screamy vocals, skipping the whole blast beat, cold sounding guitars… pretty decent
KARST
Lime Veins Bleed Rust
Self-Released
A very raw, garage band sounding punked up black metal with some melodic stuff here and there.
Necuratul
Sanguine Lupus Graves
Forever Plagued
More black metal! This is more like a true classic sounding old school black metal band. A bit of a low-production sound, cold guitars, blast beats, some melody…
Burdens of Misanthropy
Missionary
Self Released (bandcamp)
Got an email from these guys with a single… and wanted more… picked ’em up from their bandcamp page… Great brutal death metal!